Born in Anson County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Brevard Sr.
and Jane (McWhorter) Brevard
Sister of
Nancy McWhorter (Brevard) Davidson, Ephraim Brevard, Hugh Brevard, John Brevard Jr., Adam McWhorter Brevard, Alexander Brevard, Benjamin McWhorter Brevard, Rebecca (Brevard) Jones, Jane (Brevard) Davidson and Joseph Brevard
Wife of
William Lee Davidson
— married
10 Dec 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
George Lee Davidson Sr., Pamela (Davidson) McLean, Margaret Brevard (Davidson) Ewing, John Alexander Davidson, Ephraim Brevard Davidson and William Lee Davidson II
Died
at age 75
in Logan County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2011
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Biography
Mary Elizabeth (Brevard) Davidson was born on 16 Jun 1748 in Anson County (currently Rowan County) near the Rocky River. She married Gen. William Lee Davidson on 10 Dec 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina.[1][2] He was killed in the Battle of Cowan's Ford during the American Revolution on 1 February 1781,[3][4] leaving his widow with seven small children:
- George Lee Davidson, 1770–1843,
- Permelia "Pamela" Davidson, 1772–1851,
- Margaret Brevard Davidson, 1774–1868,
- John Alexander Davidson, 1776–1822,
- Jean Davidson, 1777–1825,
- Ephraim Brevard Davidson, 1779–1821,
- William Lee Davidson Jr., 1781–1862.
Mary Elizabeth passed away in Jan 1824 in Kentice (near Russellville), Logan County, Kentucky. She was buried at Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, NC.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QYY-17?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-6K4%3A1588772726%2C1588772729 : 22 December 2016), Rowan > Marriage bonds, 1753-1868, vol D-G > image 47 of 1510; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SCS-4B5?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-6LL%3A1588772726%2C1588772777 : 22 December 2016), Rowan > Marriage bonds, 1753-1868, vol 1-4 > image 98 of 1010; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9XZ-6?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 186 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- ↑ The American Revolution in North Carolina - The Generals. By J.D. Lewis (Ranks of General William Lee Davidson)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #184467788
See also:
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LRJF-32R/mary-elizabeth-brevard-1748-1824, accessed 18 Apr 2021
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZP2-7ZX, accessed 18 Apr 2021
- https://caswellcountync.org/getperson.php?personID=I1669&tree=tree1, accessed 17 Jun 2023
- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzwmbrevard.html, accessed 18 Apr 2021
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Brevard-6 created through the import of davidson ftm file 2011-07-26.ged on Jul 26, 2011 by Jeffrey Davidson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeffrey and others.
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